Pharmacy Supervisor

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides assistance in more than 60 countries to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters, and to victims of armed conflicts, without discrimination and irrespective of religion, creed, or political affiliation.

To support our activities in the Gaza Strip-North, we are seeking a Nursing Team Supervisor (NTS). 

Main purpose

Ensuring general functioning of the pharmacy and supervising pharmacy supply chain processes in accordance with MSF standards, protocols and procedures, in order to ensure its efficiency and operating availability.

Job accountabilities

• Ensuring storage, stock management and supply processes, as well as hygiene and security procedures, tools, and protocols (controlling pests and rodents), implementing appropriate quality controls and records, in order to ensure good storage conditions (temperatures, humidity and light exposure) and availability of drugs and medical material, according to MSF protocols, national regulations and in cooperation with the logistics department.
• Coordinating the delivery, reception and recording of international and local orders, in close coordination with the logistics department, updating stock files and informing line managers on their status (shortfalls, over-stocking, expiry dates), in order to permanently ensure security stock levels and ensure efficient management of stock.
• Supervising orders of medical and drug material in order to ensure an efficient and appropriate consumption pattern under budget constraints.
• Supervising the supply of drugs to patients, according to medical prescriptions, informing them on consumption patterns and keeping conditions in order to ensure their therapeutic progression
• Ensuring efficient supply to other pharmacies managed/supported by MSF according to orders and stocks, and using cold chain when needed. Monitoring and analysing orders of depending pharmacies in order to avoid ruptures of stock or having expired drugs.
• Supervising, with the HR department, the associated processes (sizing, staff shifts, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, development and internal/external communication) of the pharmaceutical team and the nursing staff, in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve their dispensing capabilities.
• Recording all items received and issued in computer (Isystock) and reporting on drug consumptions and medical equipment dispensed according to protocols, informing on unusual patterns as well as forecasting future needs, in order to rationalise the budget and to ensure availability.

Assisting in training of nursing staff regarding dispensing of drugs and their side effects

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

Ensure Gaza city medical warehouse organization according to MSF Good practices

• Ensure stock management and movement IN/ OUT according to MSF Guidelines
• Ensure the correct check of the cold chain and narcotic items for the Gaza North project
• Report to PMR any stock movement, inventory or discrepancy in the project
• Support PMR with regular activities for Mobile Clinic, PHCC and other end user unit medical supply
• Ensure management and training of medical storekeepers of the project
• Be proactive to manage pre expired, expired items, rupture, pre rupture and overstock in the project

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Education         

Essential, degree of pharmacy management or nursing related studies., or medical profile

Experience        

At least 1 year certified work experience as a pharmacy manager

Languages                      

Mission language and local language essential

Knowledge        

Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies   

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management

 Interested Applicants should submit the application via  the link  

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Deadline for Application : 6 March 2025